Central Lakes Art Support Scheme (CLASS)
CLASS is here to help grow arts participation and ensure there’s a wide range of arts experiences on offer for our community.
CLT allocates funding to four local community arts councils, which are responsible for administering and distributing up to $2,500 per applicant, per year. The four Community Arts Councils are based in Alexandra, Wānaka, Queenstown and Cromwell. If you need more than $2,500 in funding, and your organisation is registered with Charities Services, please visit clt.net.nz/how-we-fund to check eligibility. You’re also welcome to call the grants team on 0800 00 11 37 to chat about applying directly to CLT.
For the purposes of the Central Lakes Trust Arts Support Scheme, “Arts” is defined as, “all forms of creative and interpretive expression”. These include, but is not limited to:
language, arts, and literature
performing arts
visual arts.
To apply for CLASS funding, your project needs to:
take place in and benefit people living in the CLT funding region
be a non-profit organisation or community group
have a charitable purpose
and
promote wellbeing through the arts
increase participation in the arts at a local level
increase the range and diversity of the arts at a local level
enhance and strengthen the local arts sector.
Please note: Applicants must meet the scheme’s eligibility criteria. Please see the below document for more information:
To apply, please contact your local Community Arts Council:
COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL CONTACTS
Alexandra Community Arts Council
Alexandra, Earnscleugh-Manuherikia and Teviot Valley Wards
Shona Bain
03 448 6115 / 0274 137 421
Creative Queenstown
Wakatipu & Arrowtown Wards, but excludes Kingston
Jan Maxwell
03 441 0469 / 027 233 7934
Arts Central
Cromwell Ward
Hillary Jenkins
021 167 6916
Upper Clutha Community Arts Council
Wānaka Ward including Makarora
Robyn van Reenen or Susan Manson
027 424 9441